Table 5

Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICER) of Vitalum groups

Outcome

Group

Costs (euros)

Improvement in outcome

Difference with next less costly group

ICER


Costs

Outcomes


Difference in total number of guidelines met

control

0

0.26

0

0.00

TPC

57

0.62

57

0.36

160

combined

80

0.50

23

-0.12

Dominated by control and TPC

TMI

107

0.40

27

-0.10

Dominated by control and TPC


Quality-Adjusted Life-Years experienced over 73 weeks

control

0

1.07

0

0.00

TPC

57

1.09

57

0.02

2,867

combined

80

1.08

23

-0.01

Dominated by control and TPC

TMI

107

1.08

27

0.01

Dominated by extended dominance


Note ICER = incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (difference in costs divided by difference in effects of two groups); TPC = tailored print communication; TMI = telephone motivational interviewing; combined = combination of TPC and TMI.

van Keulen et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2010 7:64   doi:10.1186/1479-5868-7-64

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